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'''''Napalm Death''''' is | '''''Napalm Death''''' is a British Grindcore/Death Metal band from Birmingham, West Midlands. Formed in 1981 the band started as a Hardcore Punk band with Nicholas Bullen but after the joining of Justin Broadrick, the band started to make a more extreme and fast sound that still has on the present day. from 1982 to 1986 the band appeared in some Punk compilation albums and recorded 7 demo tapes with 3 of them being fully available online. After the exit of Mick Harris in 1991 the band has no members from the original lineup. | ||
Birmingham, West Midlands. Formed in 1981 the band started as a Hardcore Punk band with Nicholas Bullen but after the | |||
==Demos== | ==Demos== | ||
===Halloween (1982)=== | ===Halloween (1982)=== | ||
In 1982, Napalm Death did their first demo. the band only | In 1982, Napalm Death did their first demo. the band only sent the tapes to friends in a C30 format, with a cover made by Nicholas Bullen. | ||
"Punk is a Rotting Corpse" is the first music ever made by the Group. | "Punk is a Rotting Corpse" is the first music ever made by the Group. | ||
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|01||Rival Factions||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |01||Rival Factions||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|02||Pollution||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |02||Pollution||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|03||Napalm||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |03||Napalm||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|04||Screaming Pain||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |04||Screaming Pain||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|05||Traditional Society||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |05||Traditional Society||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|06||Punk is a Rotting Corpse||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |06||Punk is a Rotting Corpse||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|07||Bloodhunt||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |07||Bloodhunt||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|08||War||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |08||War||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|09||The Doomsday Cometh||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |09||The Doomsday Cometh||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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===And, Like Sheep, We Have All Gone Astray (1982)=== | ===And, Like Sheep, We Have All Gone Astray (1982)=== | ||
Also in 1982, | Also in 1982, they released a second demo. the demo was released by Obituary Tapes an old label from Obituary Fanzine. The title of the recording is a paraphrase of a phrase from the text of The Holy Bible of the Christian religion (Isaiah 53:6). the tapes had a C40 cassette format and it was sent via mail and also had a cover by Nicholas Bullen. | ||
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|01||The Good Book|| | |01||The Good Book||[https://youtu.be/xciTKD63fUQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|02||Call this Aborted?||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |02||Call this Aborted?||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|03||A Stagnant Land||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |03||A Stagnant Land||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|04||Punk is a Rotting Corpse||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |04||Punk is a Rotting Corpse||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|05||System's Scapegoat||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |05||System's Scapegoat||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|06||Industrial Pollution||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |06||Industrial Pollution||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|07||Traditional Society||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |07||Traditional Society||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|08||The Doomsday Cometh||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |08||The Doomsday Cometh||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|09||What is my Country?|| | |09||What is my Country?||[https://youtu.be/2SzUJ2JjIk8<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|10||Confined||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |10||Confined||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|11||Rival Faction's||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |11||Rival Faction's||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|12||Krapper's Delight||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |12||Krapper's Delight||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|13||Mohawk's Revenge||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |13||Mohawk's Revenge||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|14||The Room with the Shuttered Window||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |14||The Room with the Shuttered Window||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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*Daryl "Sid" Fideski - Guitars | *Daryl "Sid" Fideski - Guitars | ||
===Kak (1983)=== | ===Kak (1983)=== | ||
In 1983, Napalm Death made their third demo. the tape never had an official release and it was only released to friends | In 1983, Napalm Death made their third demo. the tape never had an official release and it was only released to friends. The tape didn't have a cover. | ||
The tape was made | The tape was made on April 1st, 1983 | ||
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|01||Curfew||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |01||Curfew||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|02||The Good Book|| | |02||The Good Book||[https://youtu.be/xciTKD63fUQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|03||The Glue Bag Song||<span style="color: | |03||The Glue Bag Song||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> (Only Lyrics) | ||
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|04||Traditional Society||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |04||Traditional Society||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|05||The Crucifixion of Possessions|| | |05||The Crucifixion of Possessions||[https://youtu.be/aFtoFM5qEbE<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|06||Punk is a Rotting Corpse||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |06||Punk is a Rotting Corpse||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|07||Blame||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |07||Blame||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|08||(K)rappers Delight||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |08||(K)rappers Delight||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
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|09||What Is My Country?|| | |09||What Is My Country?||[https://youtu.be/2SzUJ2JjIk8<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10||The Doomsday Cometh||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |10||The Doomsday Cometh||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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*Finbar Quinn - Bass | *Finbar Quinn - Bass | ||
*Graham "Robbo" Robertson - Guitars | *Graham "Robbo" Robertson - Guitars | ||
===Unpopular Yawns of Middle Class Warfare (1983)=== | |||
===Unpopular Yawns of Middle-Class Warfare (1983)=== | |||
Also in 1983, Napalm Death made their fourth demo. the tape also never had an official release and it was only released to friends. The title is a parody of the slogan "Popular Yarns of Class Warfare" used by various Extreme Punk groups. | Also in 1983, Napalm Death made their fourth demo. the tape also never had an official release and it was only released to friends. The title is a parody of the slogan "Popular Yarns of Class Warfare" used by various Extreme Punk groups. | ||
The demo has | The demo has an untitled instrumental song with was probably made by Finbar Quinn the bass player and back vocalist in the demo. | ||
Caught in a Dream is the oldest song to | Caught in a Dream is the oldest song to appear in their first album released 'Scum' in 1987 but the version in this demo is different from that appears in the album. | ||
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|01||Systems Scapegoat||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |01||Systems Scapegoat||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|02||Blame||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |02||Blame||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|03||Screaming Pain (Part 2)||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |03||Screaming Pain (Part 2)||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|04||Untitled (Fin's Song)||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |04||Untitled (Fin's Song)||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|05||The Crucifixion of Possessions|| | |05||The Crucifixion of Possessions||[https://youtu.be/aFtoFM5qEbE<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|06||Caught in a Dream (Original Version)||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |06||Caught in a Dream (Original Version)||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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*Finbar Quinn - Bass, Backing Vocals | *Finbar Quinn - Bass, Backing Vocals | ||
*Graham "Robbo" Robertson - Guitars | *Graham "Robbo" Robertson - Guitars | ||
===Hatred Surge (1985)=== | ===Hatred Surge (1985)=== | ||
After | After a 2 years hiatus in 1985, the band released their fifth demo. this demo is the first to have a more extreme sound, 4 of the 9 tracks appear on 'Scum'. | ||
Cheswick Green is a different version of the Glue Bag Song, the instrumental is the same but the lyrics are different. | Cheswick Green is a different version of the Glue Bag Song, the instrumental is the same but the lyrics are different. | ||
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|01||What Man Can Do|| | |01||What Man Can Do||[https://youtu.be/93qTHpcnL5g<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|02||Instinct of Survival|| | |02||Instinct of Survival||[https://youtu.be/93qTHpcnL5g<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|03||Abbatoir||<span style="color:green;"> | |03||Abbatoir||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/93qTHpcnL5g<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|04||Control||<span style="color:green;"> | |04||Control||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/93qTHpcnL5g<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|05||Sacrificed||<span style="color:green;"> | |05||Sacrificed||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/93qTHpcnL5g<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|06||So Sad||<span style="color:green;"> | |06||So Sad||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/93qTHpcnL5g<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|07||Caught in a Dream||<span style="color:green;"> | |07||Caught in a Dream||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/93qTHpcnL5g<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|08||Private Death||<span style="color:green;"> | |08||Private Death||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/93qTHpcnL5g<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|09||Cheswick Green (live)|| | |09||Cheswick Green (live)||[https://youtu.be/93qTHpcnL5g<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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*Justin Broadwick - Guitars | *Justin Broadwick - Guitars | ||
===From Enslavement to Obliteration (1986)=== | ===From Enslavement to Obliteration (1986)=== | ||
This demo is the sixth demo recorded by the band in 1986 and also has the same name | This demo is the sixth demo recorded by the band in 1986 and also has the same name as their second album released in 1988. according to Nicholas Bullen, this was made without his permission. | ||
This is the first | This is the first appearance of the most famous song of the band "You suffer" but instead of having 1 second, he has 4 seconds in this demo. | ||
The demo is fully available online. | The demo is fully available online. | ||
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! style="background-color:green" | Status | ! style="background-color:green" | Status | ||
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|01||Multinational Corporations||<span style="color:green;"> | |01||Multinational Corporations||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/hXtiG-oBXOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|02||Instinct of Survival||<span style="color:green;"> | |02||Instinct of Survival||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/hXtiG-oBXOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|03||Unclean||<span style="color:green;"> | |03||Unclean||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/hXtiG-oBXOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|04||Sacrificed||<span style="color:green;"> | |04||Sacrificed||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/hXtiG-oBXOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|05||Siege of Power||<span style="color:green;"> | |05||Siege of Power||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/hXtiG-oBXOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|06||Caught... in a Dream||<span style="color:green;"> | |06||Caught... in a Dream||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/hXtiG-oBXOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|07||What Man Can Do||<span style="color:green;"> | |07||What Man Can Do||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/hXtiG-oBXOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|08||Control||<span style="color:green;"> | |08||Control||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/hXtiG-oBXOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|09||Death by Manipulation||<span style="color:green;"> | |09||Death by Manipulation||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/hXtiG-oBXOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10||Abattoir||<span style="color:green;"> | |10||Abattoir||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/hXtiG-oBXOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11||Private Death||<span style="color:green;"> | |11||Private Death||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/hXtiG-oBXOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12||The Kill||<span style="color:green;"> | |12||The Kill||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/hXtiG-oBXOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|13||You Suffer||<span style="color:green;"> | |13||You Suffer||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/hXtiG-oBXOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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*Mick "Mickey" Harris - Drums | *Mick "Mickey" Harris - Drums | ||
*Justin "Jus" Broadwick - Guitars, Vocals | *Justin "Jus" Broadwick - Guitars, Vocals | ||
===Scum (1986)=== | ===Scum (1986)=== | ||
This is the sixth and last demo recorded before the first album, this demo has the same name | This is the sixth and last demo recorded before the first album, this demo has the same name as the album and consists of the Entire Side A of Scum, at first the band wanted to release the 12 tracks in a split with some other band but late in that year they entered in contact with Digby Pearson, Founder of the Earache Records and in May of 1987 with an almost totally different lineup they recorded the Side B of Scum. | ||
Side A on the album is the same audio of the demo and it's fully available online. | |||
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|01||Multinational Corporations||<span style="color:green;"> | |01||Multinational Corporations||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/3CDGbT1kYg4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|02||Instinct of Survival||<span style="color:green;"> | |02||Instinct of Survival||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/0N79dKoQ-7s<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|03||The Kill||<span style="color:green;"> | |03||The Kill||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/HTfOb5TmdtM<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|04||Scum||<span style="color:green;"> | |04||Scum||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/kxI-rXf2CH4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|05||Caught... in a Dream||<span style="color:green;"> | |05||Caught... in a Dream||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/CS-Z_1SJ5wM<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|06||Polluted Minds||<span style="color:green;"> | |06||Polluted Minds||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/a547FKxM25A<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|07||Sacrificed||<span style="color:green;"> | |07||Sacrificed||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/PphWGoUwL_c<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|08||Siege of Power||<span style="color:green;"> | |08||Siege of Power||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/qQoOxMxK1i4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|09||Control||<span style="color:green;"> | |09||Control||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/uxup0xTsEZ4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10||Born on Your Knees||<span style="color:green;"> | |10||Born on Your Knees||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/QZNpwoERnaQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11||Human Garbage||<span style="color:green;"> | |11||Human Garbage||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/0E1WWdqm1BE<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12||You Suffer||<span style="color:green;"> | |12||You Suffer||<span style="color:green;">[https://youtu.be/_-ywSPWu3K8<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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*Mick Harris - Drums | *Mick Harris - Drums | ||
*Justin Broadwick - Guitars, Vocals (track 6) | *Justin Broadwick - Guitars, Vocals (track 6) | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="175px"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="175px"> | ||
709953.jpg|Cover from the demo And, Like Sheep, We Have All Gone Astray (1982) | |||
R-7290011-1461968171-4767.jpg|Cover and tape from Ruptured Gut (1982) compilation tape were appeared the found songs The Good Book and What is My Country? | |||
R-565584-1360281103-4617.jpg|Cover from the compilation album Bullshit Detector Vol 3 were its included the song The Crucifixion of Possessions | |||
14989.jpg|Cover and tape from the demo Hatred Surge (1985) | |||
Napalm Death 1986.jpg|Original photo of the Hatred Surge's cover | |||
11617.jpg|Cover from the demo From Enslavement do Obliteration (1986) | |||
84352.jpg|Cover from the demo Scum (1986) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scum_(Napalm_Death_album) | *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scum_(Napalm_Death_album) | ||
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napalm_Death | *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napalm_Death | ||
*https:// | *https://metal-archives.com/bands/Napalm_Death/219 | ||
*https:// | *https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/Halloween/165280 | ||
*https:// | *https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/And%2C_Like_Sheep%2C_We_Have_All_Gone_Astray/709953 | ||
*https:// | *https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/Kak/122810 | ||
*https:// | *https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/Unpopular_Yawns_of_Middle_Class_Warfare/122811 | ||
*https:// | *https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/Hatred_Surge/14989 | ||
*https:// | *https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/From_Enslavement_to_Obliteration/11617 | ||
*https:// | *https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/Scum/84352 | ||
*https:// | *https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/Scum/961 | ||
[[Category:Lost audio]] | [[Category:Lost audio]] | ||
[[Category:Lost music]] | [[Category:Lost music]] | ||
[[Category:Partially lost media]] | [[Category:Partially lost media]] |
Revision as of 19:24, 24 March 2024
Napalm Death is a British Grindcore/Death Metal band from Birmingham, West Midlands. Formed in 1981 the band started as a Hardcore Punk band with Nicholas Bullen but after the joining of Justin Broadrick, the band started to make a more extreme and fast sound that still has on the present day. from 1982 to 1986 the band appeared in some Punk compilation albums and recorded 7 demo tapes with 3 of them being fully available online. After the exit of Mick Harris in 1991 the band has no members from the original lineup.
Demos
Halloween (1982)
In 1982, Napalm Death did their first demo. the band only sent the tapes to friends in a C30 format, with a cover made by Nicholas Bullen.
"Punk is a Rotting Corpse" is the first music ever made by the Group.
This is the only demo were all the songs are lost.
# | Song Title | Status |
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01 | Rival Factions | Lost |
02 | Pollution | Lost |
03 | Napalm | Lost |
04 | Screaming Pain | Lost |
05 | Traditional Society | Lost |
06 | Punk is a Rotting Corpse | Lost |
07 | Bloodhunt | Lost |
08 | War | Lost |
09 | The Doomsday Cometh | Lost |
- Nicholas Bullen - Vocals
- Miles "Rat" Ratladge - Drums
- Finbar Quinn - Bass
- Daryl "Sid" Fideski - Guitars
And, Like Sheep, We Have All Gone Astray (1982)
Also in 1982, they released a second demo. the demo was released by Obituary Tapes an old label from Obituary Fanzine. The title of the recording is a paraphrase of a phrase from the text of The Holy Bible of the Christian religion (Isaiah 53:6). the tapes had a C40 cassette format and it was sent via mail and also had a cover by Nicholas Bullen.
# | Song Title | Status |
---|---|---|
01 | The Good Book | Found |
02 | Call this Aborted? | Lost |
03 | A Stagnant Land | Lost |
04 | Punk is a Rotting Corpse | Lost |
05 | System's Scapegoat | Lost |
06 | Industrial Pollution | Lost |
07 | Traditional Society | Lost |
08 | The Doomsday Cometh | Lost |
09 | What is my Country? | Found |
10 | Confined | Lost |
11 | Rival Faction's | Lost |
12 | Krapper's Delight | Lost |
13 | Mohawk's Revenge | Lost |
14 | The Room with the Shuttered Window | Lost |
- Nicholas "Nik Napalmed" Bullen - Vocals
- Miles "Rat" Ratladge - Drums
- Robb O - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Daryl "Sid" Fideski - Guitars
Kak (1983)
In 1983, Napalm Death made their third demo. the tape never had an official release and it was only released to friends. The tape didn't have a cover.
The tape was made on April 1st, 1983
# | Song Title | Status |
---|---|---|
01 | Curfew | Lost |
02 | The Good Book | Found |
03 | The Glue Bag Song | Lost (Only Lyrics) |
04 | Traditional Society | Lost |
05 | The Crucifixion of Possessions | Found |
06 | Punk is a Rotting Corpse | Lost |
07 | Blame | Lost |
08 | (K)rappers Delight | Lost |
09 | What Is My Country? | Found |
10 | The Doomsday Cometh | Lost |
- Nicholas Bullen - Vocals
- Miles "Rat" Ratladge - Drums
- Finbar Quinn - Bass
- Graham "Robbo" Robertson - Guitars
Unpopular Yawns of Middle-Class Warfare (1983)
Also in 1983, Napalm Death made their fourth demo. the tape also never had an official release and it was only released to friends. The title is a parody of the slogan "Popular Yarns of Class Warfare" used by various Extreme Punk groups.
The demo has an untitled instrumental song with was probably made by Finbar Quinn the bass player and back vocalist in the demo.
Caught in a Dream is the oldest song to appear in their first album released 'Scum' in 1987 but the version in this demo is different from that appears in the album.
# | Song Title | Status |
---|---|---|
01 | Systems Scapegoat | Lost |
02 | Blame | Lost |
03 | Screaming Pain (Part 2) | Lost |
04 | Untitled (Fin's Song) | Lost |
05 | The Crucifixion of Possessions | Found |
06 | Caught in a Dream (Original Version) | Lost |
- Nicholas Bullen - Vocals
- Miles "Rat" Ratladge - Drums
- Finbar Quinn - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Graham "Robbo" Robertson - Guitars
Hatred Surge (1985)
After a 2 years hiatus in 1985, the band released their fifth demo. this demo is the first to have a more extreme sound, 4 of the 9 tracks appear on 'Scum'.
Cheswick Green is a different version of the Glue Bag Song, the instrumental is the same but the lyrics are different.
The demo is fully available online.
# | Song Title | Status |
---|---|---|
01 | What Man Can Do | Found |
02 | Instinct of Survival | Found |
03 | Abbatoir | Found |
04 | Control | Found |
05 | Sacrificed | Found |
06 | So Sad | Found |
07 | Caught in a Dream | Found |
08 | Private Death | Found |
09 | Cheswick Green (live) | Found |
- Nicholas Bullen - Vocals
- Miles "Rat" Ratladge - Drums
- Pete "Peanut" Shaw - Bass
- Justin Broadwick - Guitars
From Enslavement to Obliteration (1986)
This demo is the sixth demo recorded by the band in 1986 and also has the same name as their second album released in 1988. according to Nicholas Bullen, this was made without his permission.
This is the first appearance of the most famous song of the band "You suffer" but instead of having 1 second, he has 4 seconds in this demo.
The demo is fully available online.
# | Song Title | Status |
---|---|---|
01 | Multinational Corporations | Found |
02 | Instinct of Survival | Found |
03 | Unclean | Found |
04 | Sacrificed | Found |
05 | Siege of Power | Found |
06 | Caught... in a Dream | Found |
07 | What Man Can Do | Found |
08 | Control | Found |
09 | Death by Manipulation | Found |
10 | Abattoir | Found |
11 | Private Death | Found |
12 | The Kill | Found |
13 | You Suffer | Found |
- Nicholas "Nik" Bullen - Vocals, Bass
- Mick "Mickey" Harris - Drums
- Justin "Jus" Broadwick - Guitars, Vocals
Scum (1986)
This is the sixth and last demo recorded before the first album, this demo has the same name as the album and consists of the Entire Side A of Scum, at first the band wanted to release the 12 tracks in a split with some other band but late in that year they entered in contact with Digby Pearson, Founder of the Earache Records and in May of 1987 with an almost totally different lineup they recorded the Side B of Scum.
Side A on the album is the same audio of the demo and it's fully available online.
# | Song Title | Status |
---|---|---|
01 | Multinational Corporations | Found |
02 | Instinct of Survival | Found |
03 | The Kill | Found |
04 | Scum | Found |
05 | Caught... in a Dream | Found |
06 | Polluted Minds | Found |
07 | Sacrificed | Found |
08 | Siege of Power | Found |
09 | Control | Found |
10 | Born on Your Knees | Found |
11 | Human Garbage | Found |
12 | You Suffer | Found |
- Nicholas Bullen - Vocals, Bass
- Mick Harris - Drums
- Justin Broadwick - Guitars, Vocals (track 6)
Gallery
External Links
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scum_(Napalm_Death_album)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napalm_Death
- https://metal-archives.com/bands/Napalm_Death/219
- https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/Halloween/165280
- https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/And%2C_Like_Sheep%2C_We_Have_All_Gone_Astray/709953
- https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/Kak/122810
- https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/Unpopular_Yawns_of_Middle_Class_Warfare/122811
- https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/Hatred_Surge/14989
- https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/From_Enslavement_to_Obliteration/11617
- https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/Scum/84352
- https://metal-archives.com/albums/Napalm_Death/Scum/961